mottled ornate bichirs

[Atreyu]

How common are mottled variants of ornate bichirs? I went to Big al's today and noticed that one of the ornates wasn't colored the same as the others in the tank. Instead of the usual dullish scales, it's entire body was covered with many yellow and black spots. I tried buying it but they said the shipment just arrived today and that i should come back in a week. I hope it isn't gone by then .

 

[wolfsburgfanatic]

I'm not familiar with it, but couldn't they have put it on hold for you at least?

 

[Atreyu]

I asked but the guy refused saying that they couldn't hold anything unless it had a price on it. I'm going there tomorrow. Hopefully its still there

 

[Mobatic]

man im looking for one the same as u said it looks like this

 

[Mobatic]

the color is intense i wonder what kind of bichir it is, but the lfs guy just told me its a wild caught.

 

[beblondie]

its an ornatipinnis-Anne

 

[Neervana]

How common are mottled variants of ornate bichirs? I went to Big al's today and noticed that one of the ornates wasn't colored the same as the others in the tank. Instead of the usual dullish scales, it's entire body was covered with many yellow and black spots. I tried buying it but they said the shipment just arrived today and that i should come back in a week. I hope it isn't gone by then .

thats good that they said that to you, i mean perhaps it might die and thats why they are saying you should wait a week...they might say that to other customers too!

 

[Neervana]

man im looking for one the same as u said it looks like this

yes, anne is right. i have one of those. they grow fast! and eat loads! lol.

 

[Mobatic]

haha yea i would assume, i had one before...basically eats shrimp all the time.

 

[Atreyu]

I got it a few days later but it succumbed to some kind of fungus